INSANE Republican Argument Destroy Free And Fair Elections

Republicans really went out on a limb with this insane legal argument in North Carolina.

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Let's talk about Moore v. Harper this is a big case that deals with the independent state legislature Doctrine. Just tell us what you know who's Moore? Who's Harper? And then this is really sort of a very straightforward description of what's going on here. It is that somebody just needs a dictionary on some level. or you know the originalists really should just do a little bit of History here. but tell us who Harper is in this case. Moore is a republican legislative leader in North Carolina. Harper is a voter in North Carolina. who stewed along with other voters after more help to draw a very very gerrymandered map for the state's congressional districts. The Republicans as usual controlled the North Carolina legislature. They drew an extremely biased map that gave them way more seats than they really deserved. and so these voters sued and said look this is a violation of the State Constitution. We all know the Supreme Court has said that federal courts can't strike down partisan gerrymanders right? but the Supreme Court in that same decision told us that state courts certainly had tools at their disposal under state constitutions to try to rein in partisan gerrymandering by themselves. so the North Carolina Supreme Court comes in and says actually you know what our constitution goes Way Beyond the U.S. Constitution. We have this guarantee of free elections. We have these guarantees of freedom of Association. of equal voting rights for all. We think that really extreme partisan gerrymanders violate the state constitution. so we're going to strike this one down. the legislature comes back and argues that in fact, this is the part where we kind of go from normal to Twilight Zone. argues that state legislatures are not obligated to abide by state constitutions or state courts when they are setting rules for federal elections.

[do]

We fought a war in the 19th century that confirmed that we live in ONE COUNTRY, not 50 fiefdoms. If states want to screw things up for their own citizens out of ignorance, fine. But FEDERAL elections affect all of us, and the same laws should apply in all elections.

[xTheOxx]

The interpretation, on its face, makes no sense.
Therefore: SCOTUS will approve it.

[FredEdeXIII]

This is also such bull because there's no such reading on the 2nd amendment, which literally refers to "A well regulated militia..."
This Supreme Court is completely out of control

[grev.]

"originalist theory" is an oxymoron. it literally just means "i do what i want".

[brokenot]

Everyone else:
"What if republicans advocated for policy that most people are in favor of? Why not try and win elections that way?"

Republicans:
"We have another idea."

[Michael-sbjf]

So they are arguing check and balances are unconstitutional?

[selfish-perverse-n-turbulent]

... And even Congress could be overruled by the U.S. Supreme Court. Why can't state legislatures be overruled by their state Supreme Courts ?

[Re_RAM]

Sounds like just another scam to make lawyers rich.

[tigerlilygirl]

We need to bring in a dictionary to explain what the 2nd amendment was meant to convey as well.

[Rolbell]

If SCOTUS rules like I worry they will on this issue, we can just hang it up.
Bye bye US; it was fun while it lasted (well not really).

[freedomofreligion]

FINALLY, this case is No. 1 in legal/democracy news, thx for covering.

[dannygonzales]

AS YOU SEE WHEN THE RULES ARE SET BY ONLY ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE YOU HAVE TYRANNY

[strezztechnoid]

When legislation, and that's what is in affect, is untestable--you have tyranny.

[TheRealBlueValhalla]

Republican village clerk nixed my absentee ballot.

[bwy]

You don’t have to abide by state constitution OVER THE federal one. So if state constitution says legislatures don’t run elections but federal says they do, which it does, then..,

[CityBoiATX]

Asked the kkk what the civil war was over and they’ll say it wasn’t over slavery it was about states rights

[kylenmaple]

We need to get rid of SCROTUM for good

[MsOGee]

I have a question when do these government people have time do the work for the people all these hearing what do the people playing them for they still get checks and they talk about taking money from the people

[aaronsande]

Imagine not wanting judicial review...sounds like what a criminal would want.

[anmolt]

Why does every state in the US have its own constitution? That seems excessive